For this episode of the Mental Threads Podcast I have a special guest Liberian alternative rock artist Gucci Ron. me and Ron have been connected through social media for a while finally meeting each other’s acquaintance at Trey Rhodes Charlotte Spark event this past October. we delve into his interests from everything of Scott Pilgrim to Lil Uzi Vert's songs and how it impacted him. We discussed matters revolving around him growing up in Minnesota and then relocating to Charlotte and just the difference between those 2 cities. We talk about matters of him excepting himself as an individual from his love of rock music and just expressing that love through his own art. We also discussed matters of the Liberian community as a whole from Minnesota to Charlotte and so on. We speak on a whole lot of different topics. I really enjoyed speaking to Gucci Ron and having him on the podcast. This is definitely an episode that a lot of folk need to check out. Ending Credit Songs: Gucci Ronnie - " 2 Man In Portland " ft. OreoTheSage https://youtu.be/0_TqA-tarNU?si=AEprI2IsZTEkBikj https://www.instagram.com/guccironnie/ https://flow.page/guccironnie

In this episode for the Mental Threads Podcast, I will be conversing with an artist from South Carolina currently residing in Charlotte North Carolina. His name is MENTXL! I met MENTXL at Trey Rhodes Charlotte Spark event he is a rap artist from a small town in York, South Carolina and now making life for himself in the Queen city along with his fiancé. We will be discussing of all types of topics from him growing up in York as well as the contrast between a small town in South Carolina to the Queen city , switching his style up from a more modern take to a more boom bap based sound, his interest in a more culinary based background with all types of food that he can make and him growing as an artist. we discussed matters of him having tensions with his family, and just learning to outgrow from a little town and embracing his own individuality. this is a very dope episode and I’m so glad I got that. Have him on, you gotta check this episode out as well. Ending Credits Song: MENTXL - "Broken Ones" https://www.instagram.com/mentxl444/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/32LhT87NlUN6wpEENoD16k?si=bIyVlFhPRlqO-dPiyVh6kQ

For this episode of the Mental Threads podcast I’ll be conversing with OreoTheSage he is an artist originally from New York currently residing in Charlotte, North Carolina of Bajan Descent. Me and Oreo converse over all types of matters. We start discussing matters, revolving, anime more specifically, Naruto and the many things that we enjoyed about that anime, as well as the many things that we agree could’ve been improved upon. We delve into Oreos background from the origins of his name "OreoTheSage" to various hobbies and interest he had particularly athletics like wrestling. we converse over him growing up in moving between Brooklyn NY to South Carolina. we discuss about matters of him wanting to live in Charlotte NC and making this City his home. We talk about his experiences regarding auditioning and performing for the Charlotte Spark event. We also talk about his Bajan culture and various Bajan cuisine as well as discussing the history or Barbados and Liberia's connection. I also try to put him on to various Liberian food hotspots in Charlotte. This was a very dope episode and I’m so glad that he was able to hop on for a conversation and you’ll be glad that you hopped on to listen as well.

End Credits Song: OreoTheSage - "Don't Wake Up" https://youtu.be/yNXveY895m8?si=w5soMISPhxxpT6K9

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For this episode of the Mental Threads podcast I have a very special guest in the President of Social Currency ZayTheGoat! He is an artist from Charlotte, North Carolina whom not only attended North Carolina Central University but created an anthem that is still representing us Eagles to this day. We talk about his life growing up on the west side of Charlotte and what separates the west side from all the other sides of Charlotte. We also converse on matters regarding his hobby of basketball and how we transition from that to just focusing on music. we talk about life on campus for him at North Carolina Central University, and his transition from focusing on school to just focusing entirely on his music and raising his son. We discuss matters of fatherhood and how it affected his life for all the positives that come with it as well as everything else. We discussed the matters of him running his own label of Social Currency. We also converse over matters regarding his experience, working with artists like Tee Grizzley, Toosii, and DaBaby as well. we also speak about matters revolving around the city of Charlotte, North Carolina artist scene, and what needs to be done to help build waves in the Queen City. This was a very dope episode and y’all should not miss this one. Ending Credit Song: ZayTheGoat - "It Is What It Is" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVrXKSmtKXk https://www.instagram.com/therealzaythegoat/?hl=en https://linktr.ee/ZayTheGOAT704 Founder of @daddy_dutiez President of @socialcurrencyenterprises

For this episode of The Mental Threads Podcast, I will be conversing with a returning guest by the name of Jena Poston. We catch up for a bit, and also I converse with her regarding her career path at a Tax Company. We speak about her adapting what she learned from her degree in marketing and how she was able to translate it to the office. We converse about her music interest specifically Larry June. we talk about her transition from Winston Salem to Charlotte and her aspirations to wanting to leave Charlotte as to why. We speak about what makes Charlotte a great city and also the many flaws that the city of Charlotte needs to work on. We also speak about various trends and ups and downs from her day to day running her Marketing Business. We also discussed matters of travel and all the cities that she’s traveled to from DC to LA and so on. We speak on matters about her building her own community of support from other women in business as well. In closing, we discussed matters regarding a traumatic experience that she endured as well as the aftermath on top of recovering and moving forward. This is a wonderful episode and I’m glad that I got to have her on once again and you’ll be glad that you checked this episode out. You can reach out to Miss Poston through these links below:

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For this crossover episode of The Mental Threads Podcast In addition to the extended CLT podcast universe I have Mr. Grandville Richards Of the Grandville Richards show. This is a great episode. We’re all me and Mr. Richards were speaking on revolved around podcasting in Charlotte and what led him to want to go the route of podcasting as well as. we delve into his background as although his father is Liberian He was raised mostly by his mother side of the family. We speak on his connection with the Liberian community and how visiting the community in Boston Massachusetts has influence his life. We also delve deeper into his love for a comedy and his experiences as a comedian in himself along with the comedy community here in Charlotte. We also get into discussion about building a deeper community within the podcasting universe in Charlotte and how it could really help the community of Charlotte as a whole to stick together and grow. we also tap into How much of an influence Grandville's Mother was a very positive influence on him and his development into the man that he is today. We also talk about our shared love for Liberian food. this is a wonderful episode that I feel many people could definitely take a liking to, you gotta check it out!

For this episode of The Mental Threads Podcast I will be conversing with Dapa Don. he is an artist originally from New York now currently residing in Charlotte NC. We talk about matters regarding artist etiquette, and how professionalism can definitely make or break your career, considering that it all reflects your brand and resonates with it. We speak on matters regarding the lack of support for independent artists as well as the amount of sacrifice, you have to put it in as an artist to make certain waves. we speak about current trends going on in hip-hop and today, especially how a lot of female artists are essentially taken over and leaving their mark. we speak about matters regarding the differences between different boroughs and New York from Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, and Harlem and so on. we also speak on matters regarding artists, taking a chance on themselves and believing in themselves despite whatever their circumstances might be.

For this episode of the Mental Threads podcast I will be conversing with Kay ESCOBAR. He is a rap artist of Liberian descent From Charlotte, North Carolina, who is currently making ways with his Trap-Party esque style of music. We delve into his background And his motivations into getting into Music from loss of a family member to matters of loss of young lives in the Liberian community. We speak about the direction that a lot of Liberian youth in Charlotte are going in a Negative light and how they can overcome it. We discuss ups and downs of infrastructure in the hip-hop Industry. we speak about agendas in the hip-hop community and how it affects The infrastructure to this day as the focus goes more clout than the actual art. this was a very dope episode And a very deep one... Crazy thing is the whole time, I didn’t realize he was my own cousin lml.